Patentable/Patents/US-11175569
US-11175569

Gimbal control

PublishedNovember 16, 2021
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Technical Abstract

A method for controlling a gimbal includes obtaining a current angle of view of a photographing device provided on the gimbal, determining, according to the current angle of view, an adjustment strategy for adjusting the gimbal that allows the photographing device to output stable images, and adjusting at least one of an acceleration or a sensitivity of the gimbal according to the adjustment strategy.

Patent Claims
20 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A method for controlling a gimbal comprising: obtaining a current angle of view of a photographing device provided on the gimbal; determining, according to the current angle of view, an adjustment strategy for adjusting the gimbal, the adjustment strategy allowing the photographing device to output stable images; and adjusting at least one of an acceleration or a sensitivity of the gimbal according to the adjustment strategy.

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2. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the acceleration and the current angle of view of the photographing device have an inversely-proportional relationship; and adjusting the at least one of the acceleration or the sensitivity of the gimbal comprises adjusting the acceleration according to the inversely-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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3. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the acceleration and the current angle of view of the photographing device have a directly-proportional relationship; and adjusting the at least one of the acceleration or the sensitivity of the gimbal comprises adjusting the acceleration according to the directly-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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4. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the sensitivity and the current angle of view of the photographing device have an inversely-proportional relationship; and adjusting the at least one of the acceleration or the sensitivity of the gimbal comprises adjusting the sensitivity according to the inversely-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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5. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the sensitivity and the current angle of view of the photographing device have a directly-proportional relationship; and adjusting the at least one of the acceleration or the sensitivity of the gimbal comprises adjusting the sensitivity according to the directly-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: adjusting a rotation speed of the gimbal according to the adjustment strategy.

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7. The method of claim 6 , wherein: the rotation speed and the current angle of view of the photographing device have an inversely-proportional relationship; and adjusting the rotation speed comprises adjusting the rotation speed according to the inversely-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising: obtaining image-rotation-speed information of the photographing device; and determining the inversely-proportional relationship between the rotation speed and the current angle of view of the photographing device according to the image-rotation-speed information.

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9. The method of claim 6 , wherein: the rotation speed and the current angle of view of the photographing device have a directly-proportional relationship; and adjusting the rotation speed comprises adjusting the rotation speed according to the directly-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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10. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the current angle of view of the photographing device comprises determining the current angle of view of the photographing device according to: a diagonal length of a photosensitive device of the photographing device and an equivalent focal length of the photographing device; or a maximum angle of view of the photographing device, a zooming factor of the photographing device, and a pixel ratio of a number of effective pixels and a maximum number of pixels of an image captured by the photographing device.

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11. An apparatus for controlling a gimbal comprising: a data collector configured to obtain a current angle of view of a photographing device provided on the gimbal; and a data processor coupled to the data collector and configured to: determine, according to the current angle of view, an adjustment strategy for adjusting the gimbal, the adjustment strategy allowing the photographing device to output stable images; and adjust at least one of an acceleration or a sensitivity of the gimbal according to the adjustment strategy.

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12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein: the acceleration and the current angle of view of the photographing device have an inversely-proportional relationship; and the data processor is further configured to adjust the acceleration according to the inversely-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein: the acceleration and the current angle of view of the photographing device have a directly-proportional relationship; and the data processor is further configured to adjust the acceleration according to the directly-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein: the sensitivity and the current angle of view of the photographing device have an inversely-proportional relationship; and the data processor is further configured to adjust the sensitivity according to the inversely-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein: the sensitivity and the current angle of view of the photographing device have a directly-proportional relationship; and the data processor is further configured to adjust the sensitivity according to the directly-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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16. The apparatus of claim 11 , the data processor is further configured to adjust a rotation speed of the gimbal according to the adjustment strategy.

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17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein: the rotation speed and the current angle of view of the photographing device have an inversely-proportional relationship; and the data processor is further configured to adjust the rotation speed according to the inversely-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to: obtain image-rotation-speed information of the photographing device; and determine the inversely-proportional relationship between the rotation speed and the current angle of view of the photographing device according to the image-rotation-speed information.

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19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein: the rotation speed and the current angle of view of the photographing device have a directly-proportional relationship; and the data processor is further configured to adjust the rotation speed according to the directly-proportional relationship and the current angle of view of the photographing device.

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20. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the current angle of view of the photographing device according to: a diagonal length of a photosensitive device of the photographing device and an equivalent focal length of the photographing device; or a maximum angle of view of the photographing device, a zooming factor of the photographing device, and a pixel ratio of a number of effective pixels and a maximum number of pixels of an image captured by the photographing device.

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Filing Date

May 14, 2020

Publication Date

November 16, 2021

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